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. 2017 Jun 6:5:129.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00129. eCollection 2017.

Tobacco Use during Pregnancy and Its Associated Factors in a Mountain District of Eastern Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Survey

Ramesh Barakoti  1 , Anup Ghimire  2 , Achyut Raj Pandey  3 , Dharani Dhar Baral  2 , Paras K Pokharel  2
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Tobacco Use during Pregnancy and Its Associated Factors in a Mountain District of Eastern Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Survey

Ramesh Barakoti et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

Background: Tobacco using among women is more prevalent in Nepal as compared to other South-East Asian countries. The effect of its use is seen not only on the pregnant women, but also health of the growing fetus is compromised. Currently, little is known about the tobacco use among women especially during pregnancy in Nepal. This study explored the tobacco use prevalence and its associated factors during pregnancy.

Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Sankhuwasabha, a mountain district of eastern Nepal. Representative sample of 436 women of reproductive age group with infant were selected by stratified simple random sampling. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews of selected participants. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 16.0. Binary logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship among variables.

Results: The study revealed that the prevalence of tobacco use during pregnancy was 17.2%. Only one fifth of the research participants were asked to quit tobacco by health workers during last pregnancy. Multivariable analyses revealed that illiteracy (AOR: 2.31, CI: 1.18-4.52), more than two parity (AOR: 2.45, CI: 1.19-5.07), alcohol use during last pregnancy (AOR: 3.99, CI: 1.65-9.68), and having tobacco user within family (AOR: 2.05, CI: 1.11-3.78) are more likely to use tobacco during pregnancy.

Conclusion: Tobacco use during pregnancy was widely prevalent. Tobacco-focused interventions are required for antenatal women to promote cessation among user and prevent initiation with focus on overcoming problems like illiteracy, high parity, alcohol use, and having other tobacco user family members in family.

Keywords: Nepal; pregnancy; prevalence; smoking; tobacco.

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